Pocket-safe.



- PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.,

m M v i mm .0 a v To 11% whom it may concern:

I TNITEI STATES PATENT OFFIoE. CHARLES FISHER, or (lAK pliiiifiiiisisj- ASSIGNOR F UNI-HALF TO HERMAN SEGNITZ, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

POCKET-SAFE.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed Ilovambar 13, 1805. Serial NDQZS'LDG'L Be it known that I, CHARLES FisHER, e citizen of the United States, resirling at Oak Park, in the county of Cools and State of Elli-z nois, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovernents in Pocket-Safes, of-which the fol owing 1s .a. specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

.- The. main object is this inyention is to form or promote the habit of'sm' ing by pronding a convenient pocket-receptacle, into which coin cenzbe readily inserted, but from tire View of a part oi the which it cannot be abstracted or removed without a key, and generally to improve the construction and operation of devices of this class.

It consists in certain novel features of construction and in the peculiar arrangement and combinations oi. parts, as. hereinafter particularly described, and; pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings cheraizters designate the same parts in the several figures. l 1

Figure 1 iso perspective View of a safe en1- bodymg the invention. Fig 2 is a. perspective view of the case Without its covering and closure. Fig. ,3 is a perspective view of theolosure. Fig. 4 is a sectional View of the lock forming a port of the closure. Fig. 5 is a. cross-section of the closure, showing the protective device on the inner side of the coinlot to prevent abstraction of coins from the Llu'ou said. slot. Fig: 6 is e. perspeclock; and 7, e transverse section through the case, showing the inwnrclly-turned portion of the covering on an enlarged scale.

The safe comprises generelly'two parts-#3. and a closure therefor. The case a,

which is preferably made of comparativel ,rwise suitably coated or i'in it an attractive appearance.

are connected by spacing and. supportingv posts '15, c, and (E, which are reduced. at the .endsand nvetedtherem. The closure a cow cloth, or other suitable ins--- lg. 2, it is open on three of its- .also help to hold it securel end engage with the posts sists, as shown in Fig. 3, of an inwardly lien ed or channeled metal strip or band, sp'

roximetely U-shepegl, fitted like a drawer 'e'tween the closed sides of the case and adapted to close its open ends and side. This safe, While the marginal flanges of the closure besides making it stiff .and admittin of a The drawer-like form of the closure lighter structure conceal and protect .t e in.

turned edges of the covering, which are ssted to the metal case, andsprevent them irompeeling therefrom.

. The posts 0 serve by engagement with the parallel flanges on the opposite ends of the closure to guide it into place in the case and A slot h for inserting co ns in the safe is formed in one end of the closure, as shown in Figs. 1 mid 5. This slot is preferably arranged obliquely to prevent coins which tend to arrange themselves parallel with the closed sides of the case from being shaken or Withdrawn through saicl'slot. As a. further protection. against abstraction of coins from the safe through the slot leaf-springs & are

attached to the closure on the inside adjacent to ssicl slot at opposite ends and on opposite sirles thereof, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

These springs project by each other at their in' place therein.,'

inner or free ends, Which'are twisted or bent to converge towsrd and meet, or nearly meet, ct their inner edges, thus forming a barrier to the passage of coins outwardly through said slot, While the T spreedand permit coins to be thrust throng 1 the slot h between them-in to thesafe.

The lock, which "secures and holds the closure in the case, consists of a slide 1, hooked or inwarc ly oi e; its ends to "P8555 behind hen they are seated in the notches gene 01 slotted barrel 7:1, fitted at its outer reduced end. to turn in a circular opening in the Web of the closure end helcl btwcen it and an inwardly-offset central portion of seid slide, w hicl'i is longitudinally slotted, as shown inFigsJ 3 and 4, to receive and permit the turning of the key therein. Thisslide, for which the channeled closure forms a. housing, is guided and held in place therein by pins Z. A spring m, inserted between the barrel is and one end of the central ofl'set portion of the slide, tends to move the slide into locking position and to hold it in that position. The circular opening in which the outer reduced end of the barrel 7c is fitted has a notchn-on one side to permit the insertion of the key into the lockand. it's withdrawal therefrom when the slot in the barrel is turned into register with said notch. The key, which is flat, is formed, as shown in F ig. 4, with a shoulder which limits the extent of its insertion into the barrel 7c and in the opposite edge with a notch which registers with the web of theclosure and permits the key to be turned when inserted in the lock. 7 Near its end the key is also formed with a deeper notch to straddle theiinwardlyofiset central part of the slide 7' on either side of the slot therein, andthe slide ,is provided on each side of said slot with two lugsp and q, with the former of which the terminal ward. of the key engages to withdraw the slide against the tension of the sprin while i it engages with the latter to force t e. slide tially as described.

back into locking position in case it binds in the closure or the spring fails to act. By providing lugs on both sides of the slot therein the slide y be operated by turning the key in either direction. Both lugs on one side of the slot or even all but one of the lugs p might therefore be omitted without rendering the lock inoperative as long as the spring m was in working condition and the slide did not catch'or bind. The safe is made of such a form and size that it can be conveniently carried in a vest or other pocket or in a ladys shopping-hag, and it is designed to be used in -connec tion with a savings-bank or otherwise for ac cumulating snialldeposits of coin, and thus promote the habit of saving, the key being ept by the bank or other custodian.

Various changes in minor details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the principle and intended scope of the invention.

I claim 1. In a ocket-safe the combination of a Shem-meta broader parallel sides, a covering attached to the sheet-meta] sides and turned inwardly over their edges, and a closure fitted between the )arallel sides of thecase and protecting the inturned edges of the covering, substan- 2. In a pockct-safe the (ZOIIIblIlfiiflOIi of a .sheet-inetal case having two paralleLsides case having two )arallel sides and a third and narrower si e connecting corresponding with the covers'of a book and a third and narrower side corresponding with the back of the book, transverse supports connecting the broader parallel sides atiin 'te'rvals, a. covering attached tothe sheetmetal sides and turned inwardly over their edges, and a closure re resenting the exposed allel sides of the case and protecting the in-' turned edges of the covering, substantially as described. v

3. In a pocket-safe .a sheet-metal case made in the form of a book and having three of its narrower sides open, its opposite closed sides corresponding with the covers of a' book, being connected by spacing and s'upporting posts, a U-shaped dra'wer closure fitted into and adapted to close the open sides ofthe case and representing the leaves of the book,v and a lock for securing said closure in said case, one of the parts having a slot. for inserting coins in the case when it is otherwise closed, substantially-as described.

.edges of book-leaves, tted between thr-par- 4. In a pocket-safe the' combination of a case having three of its narrower sidesropen and its opposite closed sides connected by s acing and supporting posts, a U-shaped lianneled drawer-closure fitted'into the open sides of said case and notched in the ends to engage with two of said posts, and a lock for securing-said closure in said case substantially aszdescribed.

5. 'In a-pocket-safe the combination of a case having three of its narrower sides open and its opposite closed sides connected by spacing and supporting posts, a U-shape'd osure notched'at the ends and at an inter mediate point to engage with certain of said posts when the closure is inserted in the case,

a slide mounted in said closure and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with the post engaged by the intermediate notch of said closure, and a'key for operating said slide, substantially as described.

6. In a pocket-safe the combination of a. case having three adjoining open sides and 1 its opposite closed sides connected by posts, a U-shaped closure fitted into and adapted to close the open sides ofsaid case, aslide mounted in said closure and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with onev or more of said posts when the closure is in serted in said case, and a key for operatimi, said slide, substantially as described.

"7. .In a pocket-safe the combination of a case having three of its narrower adjoining sides open, and its opposite closed sides 0011-.

heated by posts, a U-sh-aped channeled closurelitlod into the open sides of said case, a slide fined in the channel of said closure between its ends and inwardly ofl'set @the -middle and at the ends which are adapted to be thrust behind certain of said'posts to lock the closure in said case, the 'middle oflset of said slide'being longitudinally slotted and.

of the safe at oppositeends and on opposite sides of said slot and converging at their free ends crosswise of the springs away from the slot toward their inner edges, substantially as described.

5). In :1 noel-:et-safe the combination of nT the" Patent Office [sEAn] Correction in, Letters Patent No. 850,868.-

case having three adjoining open sides and opposite closed sides connected by posts, a U-sheped closure fitted to the open sides of the case and provided with e shde movable into and out of engagement with one or more of said posts when the closure is inserted in the case, espring tending to hold said slide in looking position and a key adapted to withdrew the slide from looking position, substentially as described.

In witness whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of witnesses."

CHARLES FISHER. Witnesses:

THOMAS H. STEvENsosi.

Emrn M. KAYLon.

j-XMELLL C. OSEN.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 850,868, granted April 16, 1907, upon the application of Charles Fisher, of Oak Park, Illinois, for an improvement in Pocket-Safes, were erroneously issued to said Fisher and Herman Segnitz as assignee of one-half interest, whereas the said Letters Patent should have been-issued to said Fisher and Charles E. Wild and Gem ge Weinhagen, as executors of said Herman Segnitz, deemed,

l as shown by the reeords'of this oflice; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the samemay conforin to the record of the casein Signed and sealed this 7th day of May, A. D., l907.

E. B. MOORE,

, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

of the safe at oppositeends and on opposite sides of said slot and converging at their free ends crosswise of the springs away from the slot toward their inner edges, substantially as described.

5). In :1 noel-:et-safe the combination of nT the" Patent Office [sEAn] Correction in, Letters Patent No. 850,868.-

case having three adjoining open sides and opposite closed sides connected by posts, a U-sheped closure fitted to the open sides of the case and provided with e shde movable into and out of engagement with one or more of said posts when the closure is inserted in the case, espring tending to hold said slide in looking position and a key adapted to withdrew the slide from looking position, substentially as described.

In witness whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of witnesses."

CHARLES FISHER. Witnesses:

THOMAS H. STEvENsosi.

Emrn M. KAYLon.

j-XMELLL C. OSEN.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 850,868, granted April 16, 1907, upon the application of Charles Fisher, of Oak Park, Illinois, for an improvement in Pocket-Safes, were erroneously issued to said Fisher and Herman Segnitz as assignee of one-half interest, whereas the said Letters Patent should have been-issued to said Fisher and Charles E. Wild and Gem ge Weinhagen, as executors of said Herman Segnitz, deemed,

l as shown by the reeords'of this oflice; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the samemay conforin to the record of the casein Signed and sealed this 7th day of May, A. D., l907.

E. B. MOORE,

, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

lt is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 850,868, granted April 16, 1907,

upon the applination of Charles Fisher, of Oak Park, Illinois, for an improvement in Pocket-Eafes were erroneously issued to said Fisher and Herman Segnitz as assignee of one-half interest whereas the said Letters Patent should have been issued to raid 1 Fisher and Charles Ev Wild and Gear e Weinha en, as executors 0 said Herman Seqnilz, deceased,

Correction in Letters Patent No- 850,868.

as shown by the records of this ofliee; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of May, A D. I907.

[SEAL] Ev B. MOORE.

Acting Commissioner of Patents 

